Thasos Athens. a National Merit semifinalist from Davis High School, is already away at college. Courtesy photo

Davis High School students who have earned recognition as National Merit semifinalists are, front row from left, Amy Jiang, Jasmine Zhou and Han-ah Sumner; middle row, from left, Brandon Lin, Margaret Lawson, Amanda Glazer and Tia Jackson; and back row, from left, James Millstone, Murtaza Khan, Kevin Anderson and Robert Li. Not pictured are Tianyu Chu and Yimin Yang. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

Vivian Kuperberg, a National Merit semifinalist, is already away at college. Courtesy photo